STS-106 Deorbit and Landing Opportunities
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD Posted: September 19,
2000
Latest entry predictions

The following deorbit and landing times for shuttle mission STS-106 have been updated through orbit 186. Subsequent times are approximate. The orbit number refers to the shuttle's location at the time of deorbit ignition.
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Orbit |
Deorbit Burn |
Landing Time |
Landing Site |
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| 09/20/00 |
185 |
02:49:17
AM |
03:56:24
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KSC |
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186 |
04:26:34
AM |
05:32:50
AM |
KSC |
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187 |
06:00:00
AM |
07:03:00
AM |
EAFB* |
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188 |
07:36:00
AM |
08:40:00
AM |
EAFB* |
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| 09/21/00 |
200 |
01:53:00
AM |
02:56:00
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KSC |
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201 |
03:29:00
AM |
04:32:00
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KSC |
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202 |
05:00:00
AM |
06:03:00
AM |
EAFB |
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203 |
06:36:00
AM |
07:39:00
AM |
EAFB |
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| 09/22/00 |
216 |
02:28:00
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03:32:00
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KSC |
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217 |
03:59:00
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05:03:00
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EAFB |
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04:05:00
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05:08:00
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KSC |
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218 |
05:35:00
AM |
06:39:00
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EAFB |
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*Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., will not be used for a 9/20 landing.

Entry timeline



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Ground track
See the path Atlantis will take on its return to Earth with our STS-106 Landing Tracker.

KSC Orbit 185 - touchdown in Florida at 0756 GMT.


At a glance
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Payload: ISS 2A.2b
Launch date: Sept. 8, 2000
Launch time: 1245:47.066 GMT (8:45:47.066 a.m. EDT)
Launch site: LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Landing date: Sept. 20, 2000
Landing time: 0756 GMT (3:56 a.m. EDT)
Landing site: SLF, KSC
Crew: Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio,
Burbank

Flight Data File
Quick look data - Facts, figures and important information about the mission.

Flight plan - A detailed day-by-day timetable of the major mission events based on NASA's official flight plan.

Landing opportunities - The available deorbit and landing options to bring Atlantis home, plus entry timeline.

NASA TV - The schedule for NASA TV programming during the STS-106 mission.

Tracking spacecraft - Latest orbital data for tracking the shuttle, station and other satellites on your computer.

The crew - Meet the seven astronauts who will fly aboard shuttle Atlantis.

Space demographics before and after - How the space explorers numbers will stack up before and after STS-106.

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